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Why Is My Super Smart Kid Struggling So Much With School?

Smart children can struggle academically despite their bright capabilities due to various factors that affect their performance and behavior in school.

How to Raise Kids With No Punishments

Gentle parenting prioritizes emotional connection over discipline, but its effectiveness in practice can be challenging during stressful family moments.

Why Is My Super Smart Kid Struggling So Much With School?

Smart children can struggle academically despite their bright capabilities due to various factors that affect their performance and behavior in school.

How to Raise Kids With No Punishments

Gentle parenting prioritizes emotional connection over discipline, but its effectiveness in practice can be challenging during stressful family moments.
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How to Teach Important Lessons to Kids Who Won't Listen

Children often perceive correction as shameful, shutting them down rather than helping them learn.
Parents should focus on setting limits rather than correcting children verbally.

Computer tablet use linked to angry outbursts among toddlers, research shows

Excessive screen time in early childhood is linked to increased behavioral outbursts later.
Long-term tablet use can hinder children's emotional regulation skills.

How to Raise Resilient Kids

Building resiliency in children equips them to navigate life's challenges and enhances their emotional regulation and problem-solving skills.

Building Parent-Child Attachment: 3 Fundamental Concepts

Caregivers' sensitivity is essential for ensuring a child's psychological security.

How to Teach Important Lessons to Kids Who Won't Listen

Children often perceive correction as shameful, shutting them down rather than helping them learn.
Parents should focus on setting limits rather than correcting children verbally.

Computer tablet use linked to angry outbursts among toddlers, research shows

Excessive screen time in early childhood is linked to increased behavioral outbursts later.
Long-term tablet use can hinder children's emotional regulation skills.

How to Raise Resilient Kids

Building resiliency in children equips them to navigate life's challenges and enhances their emotional regulation and problem-solving skills.

Building Parent-Child Attachment: 3 Fundamental Concepts

Caregivers' sensitivity is essential for ensuring a child's psychological security.
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Mom Offers The Perfect Technique For Parents Who Yell

Parents can use the phrase 'Let me try that again' to acknowledge and correct yelling moments, fostering a healthier response.
This approach promotes self-compassion and teaches children about accountability and improvement.

How To Navigate Difficult Conversations With Kids About The Election

The election outcome raises concerns among families, especially children, prompting adult discussions on emotional safety and resilience.

My Mom Uses This Cleaning Rule in Every Room, and Now I'm Adopting It

The key to maintaining a clean home with kids is instilling good habits and teamwork among family members.

3 Executive Functioning Skills Every Parent Should Know

Executive functioning skills are essential for student success but are not taught in schools; parents can aid their development at home.
#mental-health

balancing parenthood and mental health

Balancing parenthood and mental health is essential; parents must prioritize their own mental health for the benefit of their children.

The potential cost of not setting screen-time boundaries for your kids 'has never been higher' one expert says

Jonathan Haidt emphasizes the importance of protecting children's mental health in the age of smartphones and social media, urging parents to set boundaries.

I'm a child psychologist and my son was addicted to screens. I locked up computers at night and made a 'family media plan.'

Open conversations about technology and creating structured screen-time rules can help combat screen addiction among children.
Individualized family media plans support healthy screen habits, enhancing engagement and well-being.

Community Conversation Webinar Series: Is Your Kid Often Angry, Cranky, Irritable?

Understanding DMDD is crucial for effective intervention and management in children and adolescents.

balancing parenthood and mental health

Balancing parenthood and mental health is essential; parents must prioritize their own mental health for the benefit of their children.

The potential cost of not setting screen-time boundaries for your kids 'has never been higher' one expert says

Jonathan Haidt emphasizes the importance of protecting children's mental health in the age of smartphones and social media, urging parents to set boundaries.

I'm a child psychologist and my son was addicted to screens. I locked up computers at night and made a 'family media plan.'

Open conversations about technology and creating structured screen-time rules can help combat screen addiction among children.
Individualized family media plans support healthy screen habits, enhancing engagement and well-being.

Community Conversation Webinar Series: Is Your Kid Often Angry, Cranky, Irritable?

Understanding DMDD is crucial for effective intervention and management in children and adolescents.
moremental-health

Blue pumpkins are controversial, but they make Halloween better for families like mine

Navigating Halloween can be challenging for children with autism due to sensory sensitivities; thoughtful adjustments make the experience more enjoyable.
#family-travel

As a single mom, finances can be tight. Taking my son to Legoland was a good way to teach him about money.

A single mom creatively planned a budget-conscious trip to Legoland, emphasizing the importance of experiential learning and financial responsibility with her son.

I plan every detail of our family trips. In exchange, my husband watches our kid when we fly - it's a win for us both.

Dividing travel responsibilities by strengths helps alleviate the stress of flying with a child.

As a single mom, finances can be tight. Taking my son to Legoland was a good way to teach him about money.

A single mom creatively planned a budget-conscious trip to Legoland, emphasizing the importance of experiential learning and financial responsibility with her son.

I plan every detail of our family trips. In exchange, my husband watches our kid when we fly - it's a win for us both.

Dividing travel responsibilities by strengths helps alleviate the stress of flying with a child.
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Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance in Autism

PDA is characterized by anxiety-driven avoidance of everyday demands, leading to meltdowns and withdrawal.

A Blueprint for Effective Teen-Parent Communication

Mindful communication between parents and teens can alleviate conflict and foster understanding.

Teen Mental Health: What's a Parent to Do?

Over 20% of youth experience major depressive episodes, with over half not receiving treatment, highlighting a mental health crisis among teens.

How To Lean Into Your Kid's Birth Order To Parent Them Better

Birth order can influence the development of distinct personality traits and behaviors in children.
Parents may need to adjust their parenting strategies based on their child's birth order.

Parents are key when it comes to limiting screen time for kids, study finds

One of the biggest predictors of screen use among young adolescents is the amount of time parents spend on screens around their kids.
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